I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 532 A limited perspective breeds arrogance; a true master always retains the heart of a student.

Whether Kari was satisfied or not, Shisui was certainly very satisfied. Her face was flushed, and she was muttering to herself what Tatsuma had just said, just like a primary school student reciting a poem.

This is his teacher. In the current ninja world, apart from the Hokage, perhaps even the Hokage himself is not as good as his teacher?

That's not right either. His teacher was the Fourth Hokage. Rounding up, both the Hokage and his teacher were the strongest people in the ninja world today!

At this moment, Yasunari, Takesuke, and the other Takigakure ninjas finally understood why Sakamoto Tatsuma was so strong. It turned out that he had already defeated three of the Five Kage, the pinnacle of the ninja world.

At this moment, Kang Cheng felt ashamed. He thought that Tatsuma was just an ordinary Jonin. Not long ago, when he saw that Tatsuma was just a young man in his early twenties, he even looked down on him a little.

Even Kang Cheng, whose mobility had been restored, touched the location of a sealed scroll on his lower back. Just now, he had a delusion that if he had drunk it...

But now it seems that even if he really drinks that stuff, he still wouldn't be a match for Tatsuma, right? He might even cause the village to lose a trump card for nothing.

Suddenly, Kang Cheng felt very fortunate. He was glad that he had lost so decisively. If he had been even a little bit more courageous and had been able to struggle against Chen Ma, he might have developed some inappropriate thoughts and wasted that trump card.

Tatsuma looked down at the silent Iwa ninja and said, "Since you have already asked for help, then send someone back to deliver the message and explain my stance. Have Onoki come here."

Of course, I don't think he'll come. What do you guys think?

Seeing Tatsuma's teasing smile, the Iwa ninjas fell even more silent. Tatsuma's attitude was clear: only one of them could return alive.

But can they blame Tatsuma? Probably not. After all, on the battlefield in the Land of Grass, countless small teams from both sides are fighting every day, and the moral bottom line during wartime is too low.

If he simply killed those who intended to harm Konoha, even the village wouldn't condemn Sakamoto Tatsuma's actions.

"Kari-sama, I'll stay."

"I'll stay too!"

"Lord Kari, the village needs you more!"

The ninjas of the Iwagakure sealing squad all spoke up, clearly willing to give their only chance of escape to the Explosion Release ninja, Kari, from Iwagakure's most elite unit.

Tatsuma didn't stop them, even though he preferred to see them tear each other apart in a dramatic way, and to see them smear their companions in order to survive.

However, as ninjas carefully trained by Iwagakure, these people have an unwavering ninja way. In their eyes, mere life is nothing compared to upholding their will.

"As the captain of the temporary team, I should bear all the consequences."

Shou spoke up, saying, "As the captain, Wenya, you are the youngest in the team, and your future is the most promising. Go back; that's an order."

"team leader!"

A burly ninja, also only in his early twenties, looked at Kari kneeling on the ground and struggled to get up to speak, but Kari interrupted him, saying, "This is an order."

After saying that, he looked up at Tatsuma and said, "Sakamoto Tatsuma, you haven't forgotten your promise to the Cloud Ninja, have you?"

"Of course, you are not worth me betraying my principles, and I also admire your courage to die. Rest in peace."

As Chenma spoke, a ghostly blue flame emerged from his left hand, which then gathered on his fingernails, transforming into sharp cat claws.

"Sizzle~"

A sharp claw slashed across Gari's throat, and then Tatsuma, who had been gripping Gari's fist, flung Gari's corpse in front of Shisui, saying, "This is the corpse of a bloodline limit ninja. Deal with it."

"Sakamoto Tatsuma! The corpses of ninjas are the property of the ninja village! You can't do this!"

A middle-aged Iwagakure ninja roared with eyes blazing with fury. Tatsuma strode toward him, looked at Bunya, and said, "If this is your Iwagakure's decision, let Onoki come and ask me for it."

"Sizzle~"

The claws slashed again, splattering the blood of his companion onto Wenya's face. He stared blankly at Chenma, who seemed to be blocking out the sunlight, his teeth chattering and making unpleasant sounds, but he couldn't utter a single clear syllable.

When he came to his senses, all his companions had already lost their lives and were lying on the ground, while the wooden restraints on his body had also been released and fallen to the ground.

"Stop the murderous intent in your eyes. Don't do anything pointless. You're still a long way from avenging your comrades."

As Chenma's voice rang out, Wenya instinctively lowered his gaze, his eyes becoming dull and lifeless. He slowly rose from his knees, supporting himself on the ground, and looking at his companion's corpse, he said:

"They are not bloodline limit ninjas."

"I know."

Tatsuma's voice came again. Wenya didn't dare to look up. He just silently took out a blank sealing scroll from his waist and wrote on the scroll with his hands stained with his companion's blood.

"Bang!"

Once the spell was complete, the corpses of everyone except Shou were sealed within it. He lowered his head, rolled up the scroll, then hugged it tightly, stood up, turned around, and ran away without daring to linger for even a moment.

"Ding~"

"Pick it up".

Without even looking at the reward, Tatsuma silently recited "claim the reward," then looked at Shisui. Shisui hadn't yet learned how to draw sealing scrolls from scratch, but he had brought some finished products that only required some basic chakra control to use.

Therefore, he had already disposed of Shou's body and was looking at Tatsuma, waiting for instructions. Tatsuma nodded to him.

It must be said that Shisui, like Minato, was a born ninja. He showed no fear in his eyes and his will was not shaken in the slightest by Tatsuma's actions.

Perhaps this is the attitude of the native inhabitants of the ninja world, because they feel that this is "normal," unlike Tatsuma back then, who was pretentious for several years before gradually adapting.

Seeing that Shisui was alright, Tatsuma turned to Yasunari, a smile returning to his face, and said, "Lord Yasunari, now we can have a proper discussion about the Seven-Tails."

Kang Cheng nodded frantically and said, "Lord Sakamoto, wouldn't you like to rest? Of course, I'm not making excuses, but the Tailed Beast is too powerful; if you're not feeling well..."

"I'm fine, it's just a mere seven-tailed fox."

Chenma shook his head, while Kangding blinked involuntarily. This feeling... it's kind of familiar.

However, since they had already said there was no problem, what could he say? Kang Cheng nodded, carefully sliding down the mountainside like a slide, and said cautiously, "Lord Sakamoto."

As he spoke, he glanced at the tree world behind Tatsuma and then at the Takigakure ninjas who were staring at him expectantly.

As the leader of Takigakure, how could he remain aloof? Even if it meant offending Sakamoto Tatsuma, he had to do it because he bore the weight of the entire Takigakure village on his shoulders.

Tatsuma understood what Yasunari meant and, not wanting to make things difficult for the other Taki ninja, said with a smile, "Just now, due to the deliberate guidance of someone with ulterior motives, there was a small misunderstanding between them."

Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, both sides should strive for a more amicable relationship and cooperation. I will take responsibility for the damage caused to Takigakure Village.

Upon hearing this, Kang Cheng was about to say that all that was needed was to release Takishinobu, but Tatsuma had already taken action. Tatsuma clapped his hands together and then transformed into the Snake Seal.

"Wood Release: Linked Pillars Technique!"

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

The tree world instantly deformed, branches and leaves fell and were pulled into the ground, and the branches and vines that bound the Takigakure ninja loosened one by one. The Takigakure ninja, who had finally regained their freedom, all moved away from Tatsuma.

Only a very small number of Taki ninja cautiously approached Yasunari, looking at Tatsuma with fear and wariness.

But Tatsuma ignored them and continued with his technique. The bare tree world kept transforming into flat wooden planks, which were then used to build houses.

In the blink of an eye, the tree-lined area that had previously occupied half the village was transformed into neat wooden houses, far more sturdy than those originally built by the villagers of Takigakure.

Thank you very much.

Before his mind could process it, Kang Cheng's words slipped out, and then he saw the indescribable look on Chen Ma's face.

Tatsuma genuinely didn't understand. Did all the ninjas of Takigakure suffer from serious illnesses? It was understandable that they didn't recognize him, since he was young and hadn't yet become a legendary figure passed down through generations.

However, he was even more puzzled as to why his Wood Release technique failed to cause the slightest commotion in Takigakure. Had these Takigakure ninja forgotten the Wood Release technique of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?

Or do they really think that Hashirama Senju wasn't strong?

After all, this is a village where a Jonin failed to assassinate Hashirama Senju and blamed the "Jonin" for it. Perhaps they really don't think Wood Release is a scary thing.

A limited perspective breeds arrogance; a true master always maintains the mindset of a student.

Too lazy to argue any further, Chenma said, "Lord Kangcheng, the misunderstanding has been cleared up, so let's get down to business."

"Oh! Right, the Seven-Tails."

Kang Cheng nodded, secretly relieved that Chen Ma didn't mind. He looked around and rubbed his face a couple of times. The thick, already drying blood made him very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to ask Chen Ma to take a bath and change his clothes.

For some reason, even though there was no real pain, Kang Cheng still felt waves of phantom pain when his hand touched his face, which made the awe he had just managed to suppress rise again.

He checked his bearings; the surrounding terrain had been significantly altered by Chenma, but fortunately, there were still some buildings and mountains in the distance that could serve as references. He pointed in one direction and said:

"Lord Sakamoto, please come with me. Since the last Jinchuriki went out of control and died, we have not been able to find a suitable Jinchuriki, so we temporarily sealed the Seven-Tails there."

However, the seal is not secure, and today, the ninja who was supposed to be in charge of the seal was also reassigned, so the seal could break free at any time.

"Lead the way."

"Okay, okay, please follow me."

(End of this chapter)